BigTuna wrote: Even if he doesn't work out, it's hard to say it was a mistake for 1 million and the way he played to make the team.

Even if he costs you Franson?

Don't waste your time with him. I brought up the point yesterday and his response was:

BigTuna wrote:At this point, the Leafs are moving on from Franson. Nothing good is coming from this holdout from Franson.

He's a nice player, but no team will offer-sheet him. That almost never happens.

Seriously, why wouldn't it happen?? There are nine teams with over $3.5m cap space even with a minimum of 22 man roster and six teams have over $6m. Sabres, Senators, Flames and Avalanche would have no problems signing Franson to an offer sheet that makes life miserable for Nonis. Especially the Avalanche, Sherman is probably the only team that can and will take back Liles. Basically, Sherman can really screw Nonis big time...

herb wrote:Ryan Jones is on waivers...too bad his cap hit is $1.5M because he would be a massive improvement over Tom Sestito on the fourth line.

I mentioned yesterday that Brad Winchester was on waivers yesterday. His cap hit is pretty much the same as Sestito. They are about the same in terms of size but at least Winchester can score a goal here and there...

Jovocop wrote:I mentioned yesterday that Brad Winchester was on waivers yesterday. His cap hit is pretty much the same as Sestito. They are about the same in terms of size but at least Winchester can score a goal here and there...

Volpatti KO'd Winchester with one punch a couple years ago...besides,we really don't need to be getting any older.

There HAS to be a better option than Sestito, who has just been dreadful. The two year extension was a head scratcher, and now it just looks like a plain horrible move.

Jovocop wrote:I mentioned yesterday that Brad Winchester was on waivers yesterday. His cap hit is pretty much the same as Sestito. They are about the same in terms of size but at least Winchester can score a goal here and there...

Volpatti KO'd Winchester with one punch a couple years ago...besides,we really don't need to be getting any older.

There HAS to be a better option than Sestito, who has just been dreadful. The two year extension was a head scratcher, and now it just looks like a plain horrible move.

Sestito and Alberts are the least of our worries folks, they are just our foot soldiers, players who are not that fun to play against, as they just don't give a shit and play with grit and more grit, at bargain basement prices at that.

In a long season they will help in games where it is physical, don't you feel more comfy in those rowdy after the whistle clashes with those two mucking it up in there instead of our star players?

I'm a bit surprised no team picked up Omark on maivers.He has has 30 points in 65 NHL games and 47 in 46 AHL games in North America.He had 55 points in 53 games his last season in Sweden, plus another 5 in 5 playoff games.Last season he played in Switzerland and won their scoring title with 69 points in 48 games.

Sure, we're not talking about a superstar, but decent enough stats that it surprises me that not a single team thought he'd fit on their roster.

Ummm, no they're not...depth in the NHL is king. You can't have your 6/7 defenseman and 12/13 forward costing you goals and games whenever they are in the lineup.

On the same token, you can't have a team full of pussies either and expect to steam roll over teams, can't win a cup without some size and grit on your DEPTH lines, these muckers provide that.

Alberts is playing overly aggressive in the preseason to impress the coach me thinks, he's been here for a c̶o̶u̶p̶l̶e̶ *few season's now, so you should know he calms down and is invisible most games, which is a good thing, that is when we have all our dmen healthy and he gets the minimal amount of minutes.

In addition these are not knuckle dragging goons either that a lot of you hate with a passion.

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BigTuna wrote: Even if he doesn't work out, it's hard to say it was a mistake for 1 million and the way he played to make the team.

Even if he costs you Franson?

Don't waste your time with him. I brought up the point yesterday and his response was:

BigTuna wrote:At this point, the Leafs are moving on from Franson. Nothing good is coming from this holdout from Franson.

He's a nice player, but no team will offer-sheet him. That almost never happens.

Seriously, why wouldn't it happen?? There are nine teams with over $3.5m cap space even with a minimum of 22 man roster and six teams have over $6m. Sabres, Senators, Flames and Avalanche would have no problems signing Franson to an offer sheet that makes life miserable for Nonis. Especially the Avalanche, Sherman is probably the only team that can and will take back Liles. Basically, Sherman can really screw Nonis big time...

An offer sheet is not happening. It occurs every few years and won't for Franson.

BigTuna wrote: Even if he doesn't work out, it's hard to say it was a mistake for 1 million and the way he played to make the team.

Even if he costs you Franson?

According to fish-head there, the organization (and/or the fans) have adopted the sour grapes approach to it. The leafs are moving on/don't want him anymore/are just not that into him - that kind of thing. I guess if you don't want to be a Leaf so bad that you'll eat shit to cover up Cheeseburglar's cap ineptitude, then the Leafs and their fans don't want you. I mean, the guy was only their highest-scoring defenceman and 4th highest scorer last season, so screw him if he doesn't want to sign for $2 million/yr for 5 years or some other Nonis-friendly contract.

How to make a guy feel wanted. I hope he gets offer-sheeted no matter what picks go the other way. Leafs don't deserve him.

He's a good player. But at this point he's really hurting his career. All that momentum he picked-up from his play last season is going down the toilet.